Safety catch for badges



M. F'OLKMAN SAFETY CATCH FOR simens Jan. 26,1926. l r 1,570,883

Filed Jun 1a 1925 grs/vanto@ atroz nu! Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

MORRISY EOLKMAN,

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f jiippl'ieanon niega mi@` is, 19,25.' serial No.r 35,017:

T all whom it concern.

. 'Be it known that 1,. Moinii's FoLxMAN,

a citizen of Vthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the countyof, Guyahogafand Stateof Ohio, lhave inventedA certll new and, usefulImprovements in Safety Catches for Badges, ofwhich the following is a yvent loss specification. j.

rFhis invention relates to improvements in safety catches for badges,the primary ob ject being to provide a device which will preof badges orthe like from wearing apparel, and shieldvthe sharpened or pointed endof the usual attaching pin.

Another object is to generally simplify the construction of safetycatches and inate'- rially reduce the cost of manufacture. n A furtherobject is to provide a safety catch which may be easily manipulated andsecured against accidental movement.

1n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application: i

Figure .1 is a detail perspective view showing the preferred forin ofsafety catch;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2; and

Figure 4 is a detail view of a. slightly modiiedl structure.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts throughout.

This safety catch is readily attachable to any preferred type of badge,fraternity pin, or the like, and comprises a pair of spaced inner andouter yieldable jaws 5 and 6 which are formed from a single piece ofmetal as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Obviously any preferred material maybe employed in this construction. The jaws are curved upwardly from abase or attaching portion 7 and to'- ward each other, having theirextremities spaced apart slightly as shown. These jaws are yieldable,the degree of yieldability or resiliency increasing toward the freeedges. The extreme rear end portions 8 and 9 of the base member 7 andthe inner jaw 5 are spaced apart to form ears and are provided withalined openings through which a pin 10 is extended forV the purpose ofpiv'o-tally mounting a keeper orl pin guard 11. As shown in Figure 2connects the base bar 7 and the jaws 5.

This keeper 11 comprises a relatively fiat yarm 12 whose inner end isfixed between the a neck or the like 5 inter-v.

ears 8l. and 9 and whose outer end is curved upwardly to conform'withthe curvature of the inner jaw 5 and at a point beyond this jaw 5 is'varched to forni a; pocket 13 within which the pointed endV ofj anattaching pin 141 is arraii'geable.;` The Outer` end 15,0.f the keeperis'curved downwardly and is snugly receivable in; the cup-like resilientjaw 6. v Asindicjated in, Figure 1,; this keep-er isy adapted to beswung or moved on the pivot 10 and inorder to facilita-te such movementI provide a relatively short linger 16 on the keeper 11 and space itfro-in the curved forward end ofthe keeper so as to form a notch orrecessl 17 `in which the operators linger f nail maylibe inserted whendesired. .As shown,l his notch, 17 is disposed in the varchedportion ofthe keeper.

It is obvious that the spring actionv of the jaws 5 and 6 which bear onthe keeper 11 will resist any tendency of the keeperK 11 to move fromthe full line position shown in Figure 1 and when removal of a badgeproj ment the two jaws 5 and 6 will spring out-V wardly and upwardlyfrom their normal position under pressure of the keeper and thedownwardlycurved forward extremity 15 of the keeper is moved inwardly aslight 'deH gree. Obviously, this spring or resilient ac tion is due tothe central positioning of the pivot and with respect to the edges ofsaid jaws.

ln a modified form which is designed to 3ermit use of the catch Yonbadges in which the attaching Vpin swings in a plane parallel with thebadge body, theouter jaw 6 is eliminated as shown in Figure 4. Theremaining elements yare relatively arranged and individually constructedinthe same manner as inthe preferred forni.

l claim 1. A safety catchfor a badge having a pivoted attaching pinincluding, a base plate, a pair of inwardly curved resilient jawscarried by the plate, and a pivoted keeper movable to a position beneathand between said jaws.

2.- A safety catch for a badge having a lpivoted attaching pinincluding, a base plate, a pair of inwardly curved resilient jaws carried by the plate, a pivoted keeper movable to a position beneath andbetween said jaws,

and a yieldable portion on the keeper engageable with the inner face ofone jaw.

3. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including,a base plate, a pair of ears at one end of the base plate, a pair ofinwardly curved resilient jaws formed upon the base plate, and a keeperpivoted between said ears and having an arched portion movable to aposition between the extremities of said t. A safety catch for a badgehaving a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, a pair of earsat one end of the base plate, a pair ot inwardly curved resilient jawsformed upon the baise plate, a keeper pivoted between said ears andhaving an arched portion movable to a position between .the extremitiesof said jaws. and a resilient Finger-like portion engageable with theinner face of one jaw.

5. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including,a base plate, an inwardly upwardly curved yieldable jaw at one end ofsaid base plate, a pair of spaced ears at the other end of said base, asecond yieldable jaw arranged between the first jaw and said ears, akeeper having one end pivoted between said ears, and an arched portionmovable to a position between said jaws.

6. A safety catch fora badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, abase plate, an inwardly upwardly curved yieldable jaw at one end of'said base plate, a pair of spaced ears at the other end of said base, asecond yieldable jaw arranged between the lirst jaw and said ears, akeeper having one end pivoted between said ears. and an arched portionmovable to a position between said jaws, said jaws being yieldablyengaqeable with portions of said keeper when in operative position.

7. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including,a base plate, an inwardly upwardly curved jaw at one end, a pair ofspaced ears at the other end of said plate, a curved yieldable jawcarried by the base plate between said ears and the first jaw, a keeperpivoted between the ears and having an arched portion movable to aposition between said jaws, an operating finger carried by the archedportion, and a yieldable portion on said keeper engageable with theinner face of one jaw.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

MORRIS FOLKMAN.

